A couple of days ago we wrote about a group of scientists, which included voting-rights attorney John Bonifaz and J. Alex Halderman, the director of the University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society, who announced they had found "persuasive evidence" that results in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania may have been manipulated or hacked. Of course, they presented absolutely no evidence to support their startling claim other than to point out that Clinton received, on average, 7% fewer votes in counties that used electronic voting machines rather than optical scanners and paper ballots.

Apparently that was all the evidence that Jill Stein needed to be convinced that she might have a chance in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan where she received 1.1%, 0.8% and 1.1% of the vote, respectively. So she started an online funding campaign to raise the millions of dollars required to force the recounts.

We joke, of course, as Jill Stein's effort to raise money for recounts in WI, PA and MI is obviously being done on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign. It's a very clever approach (we would expect nothing less) as it allows Hillary to maintain the high road as the gracious loser while allowing someone else to play the bad guy...typical Clinton politics really.

So, in less than 1 day, Jill Stein raised over $3mm, which is more than the $2mm needed to force a recount in Wisconsin. While she attributed the accomplishment to "the power of grassroots organizing," we would tend to be a little more skeptical and would love to see exactly where those donations came from. Then again, maybe we're wrong and there really are just that many disaffected snowflakes out there willing to blow their money on an extreme long shot.

"Congratulations on meeting the recount costs for Wisconsin. Raising money to pay for the first round so quickly is a miraculous feat and a tribute to the power of grassroots organizing," her campaign said.

"Now that we have nearly completed funding Wisconsin's recount (which is due on Friday), we can begin to tackle the funding for Michigan's recount (due Monday) and Pennsylvania's recount (due Wednesday)."

Stein said Wednesday that many Americans are wondering if the election results were reliable after a "divisive and painful" race and reported hacks into voter and party databases and individual email accounts.

"These concerns need to be investigated before the 2016 presidential election is certified,” she said in a statement released by her campaign.

Meanwhile, what the "scientists" and the hopeful NY Mag didn't report, is exactly which counties in Wisconsin used electronic voting machines vs. paper ballots. As anyone can easily see by taking a look at the election breakdown in Wisconsin, Trump's margins of victory were over 40 points in multiple rural counties. So while 7% may seem like huge margin to a bunch of disaffected Hillary voters, it's not unreasonable at all once you start to dig into the details.

And, of course, Trump won most of the counties in Wisconsin outside of the major population centers.

But lets not allow logic to get in the way...onward to Pennsylvania and Michigan!

She is also hoping to raise $500,000 for filing fees in Pennsylvania and $600,000 for fees in Michigan.

The total cost of the effort in the three states could be as high as $7 million, her campaign said.

Of course, this all comes after months of Hillary and the left lecturing Donald Trump over his refusal to blindly accept the results of the election....something she repeatedly called "a direct threat to our democracy."

Meanwhile, it didn't take long for liberal elites around the country to completely reverse their rhetoric on challenging election results. Here are some of Paul Krugman's before and after thoughts:

This election was totally rigged against Hillary! First, we had the false accusations about her emails, which were debunked and rejected by the FBI and attorney general, and now finally Trump has had to admit that there is not enough evidence for a case. Then we had the Russians hacking into Democratic servers and attempting to use the stolen Wikileaks documents to smear Hillary – thankfully most media outlets wisely ignored this attempt to rig our elections. And finally, there is evidence from multiple accredited sources that Russia actually hacked our election results to put Trump in the white house. How did the result turn out to be so different from the accredited polls? Russian hacking is the only explanation.

But once again, they (the Clintonians) had better be careful of what they wish for.

The governors of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania are all Republicans and I would wager that they assure the real vote fraud in those blue counties is uncovered… and it ain’t gonna be by supporters of Trump.

First, Jill Stein labeled Hillary dangerous to be President in the last days of the election and hammered her hard on that. So, why is she leading this recount fiasco? It won't benefit her in the least.

Second, if the fault or hacking was with the electronic voting machines how do you recount a voting machine with no paper record?

A later article I read said they thought the problem was at the precinct level with the reporting of the numbers. But, how can that be? Can't precincts make use of a calculator or computer or are they just ignorant?

Oh well. I think deadlines are this Friday and next Wednesday to request recounts. But, it sounds like the Snowflakes are grasping at straws to me.

Jill, I'll be interested to see if you're the one person who got in bed with the Clintons and didn't rise up with fleas. Just being NEAR them kills most normal people. Strong people usually survive but with grave injuries. Good luck with your new "buddy" Hillary.

The election fraud toward Hillary in the CA primaries was done largely with paper votes. Stein very well could be twisting a knife in the dying democratic party knowing that a 7% Hillary advantage in paper votes more than likely indicates fraud on her part.

You keep telling yourself that there is such a thing as a "good jew". I've spent a considerable amount of time on 4Chan and 8Chan and from reading some excellent posters I am convinced that it is both the culture and spirituality of the tribe that makes them an imminent threat to humanity. Joos are perfectly capable of flip flopping their positions in an hour if they think that they can somehow gain advantage over the goy. Stein is a heeb. She cannot by her nature have any good intentions whatsoever.

Let the 'tards have their fun, spend their money and still lose... If they "fix" the vote count, then the subject of 3+ million fraudulent votes by dead people and illegals will be on the table... Bring it...

Did she even wait for Michigan to declare yesterday, before demanding a recount on it? She demanded a recount before it was counted? :P Hillaryous. Actually if she is hoping to expose Hillary this is an excellent sneaky strategy.

I think it has to do with principle. While Hillary may not have any, Jill understands it doesn't matter to whose favor the system is rigged. If something doesn't seem right, no one (with moral) should keep quiet....even if it possibly means suffering the consequences of that action.
It's a far-sighted move for a better system - a move that may hurt her politically moving forward.

The logic for wanting a recount is simple. First, Jill Stein wants to be relevant. Second, the recount will allow tens of thousands of "misplaced" paper ballots to be "found" and counted, to give Hillary the victory to which she believes she is entitled.

Don't forget, recounts and "found" ballots are how that POS Al Franken "won" his election.

As a professional statistician, I would look to see whether there is a correlation with urban/rural character of each of the counties and whether they use voting machines or paper ballots. We know that Trump voters were more prevalent in the rural areas and vice-versa, This might provide a truthful and above board explanation of the alleged fiddle.

As a professional statistician, I would look to see whether there is a correlation with urban/rural character of each of the counties and whether they use voting machines or paper ballots. We know that Trump voters were more prevalent in the rural areas and vice-versa, This might provide a truthful and above board explanation of the alleged fiddle.

Y'all are getting it wrong. It is a stunt, but Stein and the GP are doing this to stick a fork in the dead Democratic Party.

If the Dems are really that upset, why aren't they funding this?If the Dems really care about the "integrity of elections", why aren't they funding this?

It's supposed to highlight their resignation and incompetence, personified by Hillary refusing to address her own supporters on election night and sending out mf-ing John Podesta to do a woman's job. Stein and the GP are trying to put them to the sword right now.

I for one applaud their effort here, primarily on those grounds. If they find evidence of voting manipulation, all the better.

But if I did, (&/or was young and thinking of a potential MOTHER for bringing any children into the world in the future)...

How could I POSSIBLY think to consider a woman whose 'choice' was to be COGNITIVE DISSONANT about the Clintons, their tight relationship with Podesta, and all the rest of this stuff swirling around that... resolved or unresolved... (& notwithstanding 'THE LAW', because there are no laws when it comes to these types of things that are overwhelmingly beyond circumstantial)...

How could I possibly do that?

I don't even pretend to be the brightest bulb in the room, but I WANT THAT ONE EXPLAINED TO ME.

Abd Soros, who has been funding protestors as well as many front groups to promote Hillary, NEVER WOULD rig the vote. Obviously he has gotten past his earlier moral failures of selling his neighbors to the nazis, and now is as pure as the driven snow.

Fragmentation of personality happens in chronic schizophrenics. Splitting, along with hearing vioces, is observed phenomena. It is textbook. They actually have no control over it. It is a disease of the brain possibly caused by viral infection and predisposed by genetics.

Have some sympathy for the afflicted. THey cannot help it although the symptoms can be managed with proper neuroleptic pharmaceutical therapy ib nost afflicted individuals. However there are some where the pharmaceuticals are actually ineffective. And the medications have some really poor long term side effects.

Be thankful that you do not walk in the afflicted's shoes. It is Thanksgiving after all and that you need to be thankful for.